Students
Students interested in graduate studies in regenerative medicine should apply to the interdisciplinary Molecular and Cellular Biology program, the Neurobiology and Behavior program, or to individual departmental programs. Students from any PhD program that participates in ISCRM are eligible to join ISCRM labs.
STEM CELL COURSES
CONJ 530
University of Washington School of Medicine - 1.5 Credits - Winter 2009
Directing Stem Cells Toward Regenerative Medicine
The primary goal of the Stem Cell course is to give an overview of the emerging field of stem cell and regenerative medicine, with an emphasis on human embryonic stem cells (hESC) for early graduate students so that they can decide if this will be a field of interest for their graduate studies and, if so, which facet they wish to focus on. Several investigators from the University of Washington and the greater Seattle area will present overviews of their interests and how this integrates within the greater picture of stem cells and regenerative medicine. The students who wish to receive credit for this course will write a proposal, similar to a pilot grant proposal, with a limit of 1 page encompassing an abstract, introduction, experimental plan and future directions. The proposal will be evaluated for feasibility, scientific novelty and general grasp of the subject matter (50%). Students will present their proposal to the class during the final session (5-10 minute presentations). These will be assessed for the same criteria as the proposal, however, will be more heavily weighted for grasp of the material (25%). The final 25% of the grade will be assigned for attendance. Drs. Ruohola-Baker and Ware will attend all classes and take responsibility for assignments and consultation, including leading the students toward the appropriate resources for their proposals.
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PATH 501
University of Washington School of Medicine - 1 Credit - Spring 2009
Proseminar -- Adult stem cells
The objective of this course is to teach the students the skills necessary to develop analytical thinking in science. Dr. Morayma Reyes will introduce students to classic techniques in the adult stem cell research and breakthrough scientific reports will be discussed to illustrate how these techniques have been used to advance the adult stem cell field. Each student will review one scientific report from an ample list of selected manuscripts representing many areas in adult stem cells (hematopoietic stem cells, epithelial stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, satellite cells, etc). Students will discuss their review in an oral and written presentation. The discussions should follow a peer review process style focusing on appropriateness of experimental design, interpretation of the results and conclusions.
